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The Artists Guide to Photoshop

Follow step-by-step as the world’s best illustrators reveal the secrets of their best work – so you can produce yours.

Wacom is giving one lucky reader the chance to win an Intuos4 Wireless and Meet the Masters DVD package.

Wacom’s pen tablets and interactive pen displays are ideal for digital artists who want to release their creative potential. They offer a fast, yet precise way to create digital images and allow for a more intuitive way to draw. The Wacom Intuos4 gives users 2,048 levels of pen pressure, offering control and expanding creative effects available in software such as Photoshop and Painter. In addition the Intuos4’s tip sensor technology offers near zero starting pressure for an even more natural feel.

This winter when purchasing a Wacom Intuos4 pen tablet, customers will receive a free ‘Meet the Masters’ DVD. Worth £69.95, the DVD includes over ten hours of professional tutorials from international experts to help get the most out of working with an Intuos4 tablet. One focus of the tutorials is on digital drawing, painting and illustration. It is ideal for illustrators, 3D designers, fine artists and graphic designers, offering a whole host of techniques for drawing and painting with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Corel Painter.

Watch it. Learn it. Do it.

The Meet the Masters DVD features lessons with picture-in-picture footage of the trainer working with their Intuos4 pen tablet, enabling viewers to learn from their techniques up close. The Watch & Work mode allows users to follow the tutorial displayed in a small window on screen and practice at the same time. Have a first look at the DVD focussed on digital drawing, painting and illustration including tutorials on:

Creating textures and patterns with the Symbol Sprayer tool in Adobe Illustrator

Blocking in with the Digital Watercolour Brush in Corel Painter

In addition to tutorials on digital drawing, painting and illustration, other topics on the DVD include digital imaging, 3D and motion design. Guidance for basic settings for Intuos4 is also provided. Meet the Masters’ DVD is available in its entirety (£69.95) or as three separate DVDs (£26.95 each) from Wacom’s eStore . It also contains an iPad/iPhone version, so that skills can be improved, even when on the move. The DVD has been developed to help users significantly improve their digital content creation skills so Watch it. Learn it. Do it.

How to enter

Wacom is giving one lucky Digital Arts reader the chance to win an Intuos4 Wireless and Meet the Masters DVD. The Intuos4 Wireless combines the successful Intuos4 pen tablet design with Bluetooth wireless technology to give users the flexibility and freedom to work in the most comfortable way. For more information visit http://www.wacom.eu/index2.asp?lang=en&pid=9242

To enter simply send your top tip for working with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or Corel Painter to meetthemasters@digitalartsonline.co.uk before February 14 2012.

Whether quick and easy ways to add special effects in Illustrator or time saving shortcuts in Photoshop, the best one will be chosen by the Digital Arts editorial team to win.

Become part of the Creative Pros community

At Wacom Creative Pros Facebook you will find the latest product news, offer and competitions or simply share your artwork or tips with other creatives http://www.facebook.com/Wacomcreativepros

The small print

The competition is open to European residents over the age of 18 and the prize can be delivered to a European address only. One entry per household only. No entries accepted from anyone connected with either company. Responsibility will not be accepted for any entries lost or delayed. No cash alternative. The winner will be selected by the Digital Arts editorial team after the closing date of February 14, 2012 and will be notified shortly afterwards. The winner’s name will be published on the Digital Arts website. IDG cannot be held responsible in the event of a company providing a prize being unable to honour its obligation, for whatever reason.